Textile Raw Materials provide complete and handy information on all classes of textile fibres-natural, regenerated and man-made in used. The book has been divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 is about introduction of textile fibres which covers classification, basic concepts, polymerization, characteristics and properties of textile fibre. Chapter 2 deals with natural fibres, their origin, source, types, production, physical and chemical properties, grading and end-use. Chapter 3 is about regenerated fibres, their manufacturing process, physical and chemical properties, end-use etc.
Chapter 4 is a detailed and comprehensive study on all aspects of important man-made fibres used today. Chapter 5 deals with speciality fibres like glass, metallic, reflecting material, carbon, silica etc. which have certain specific uses. Chapter 6 emphasizes on methods of identification of textile fibres by different means, microscope test, burning and chemical solubility tests in detail. In Appendices section, a detailed description regarding cotton purchasing has been described alongwith various technical tables. In the end Glossary part is given to familiarize students with the common technical terminology of textile raw materials.
